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Proudly Woke AF! Unaligned
aka Miguel Suárez Smiz, Hassan Abu Alawad, Mike Spiro, Stavvy
@MiguelSmizSuarez@libretooth.gr
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested: King Charles says ‘law must take its course’ as ex-prince taken into custody – "They will have to answer questions about Andrew and be held accountable, something which, up until now, has been an alien concept for them"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested: King Charles says ‘law must take its course’ as ex-prince taken into custody – live
The police raided Andrew’s Norfolk home on Thursday
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Although they are mostly keen to accommodate Trump and help maintain the ceasefire, they risk supporting a process that could close off any prospect of Palestinian statehood and deliver a serious blow to Palestinian nationalism.
www.chathamhouse.org/2026/02/risk...
The risks of Trump’s peace plan: Two Gazas and an annexed West Bank
Trump’s plan could doom aspirations for a unified Palestinian state. European and Arab states should pressure Washington before it’s too late.
www.chathamhouse.org
February 19, 2026 at 10:33 AM
The Kremlin does not need Epstein to have been an intel asset for Russia to benefit. The more relevant risk is opportunistic exploitation: using the public association with Epstein as leverage, intimidation, or narrative weaponization.

Another Russian favour

lansinginstitute.org/2026/02/13/f...
From Scandal to Security Threat: Protecting High-Value Individuals Named in the Epstein Files from Russian Intelligence Targeting  - Robert Lansing Institute
1) Why this matters now
lansinginstitute.org
February 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Russia’s approach to rail sabotage in NATO states is indirect, deniable, & layered. Rather than deploying uniformed operatives, outsourcing risk through criminal proxies, extremist milieus, & information operations, while retaining plausible deniability.
lansinginstitute.org/2026/02/17/r...
Rails at Risk: NATO’s Most Exposed States and the Logic of Sabotage - Robert Lansing Institute
Russia’s approach to rail sabotage in NATO states is indirect, deniable, and layered. Rather than deploying uniformed operatives, Moscow outsources
lansinginstitute.org
February 19, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Remarks point to a striking gulf in thinking between European capitals & the WH, which Ukraine says wants to clinch a peace agreement by June ahead of the U.S. congressional mid-term elections in November. Trump says he believes Putin wants to make a deal.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Exclusive: Top European spies sceptical US will clinch Ukraine peace deal this year
The heads of five European spy agencies, who spoke to Reuters, said Russia did not want to end the war quickly. Four said Moscow was using the peace talks to push for sanctions relief and business dea...
www.reuters.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Beijing is exploiting the uncertainty created by Trump to try to stitch China's vast manufacturing base into the world's biggest economic blocs, including the European Union, Gulf States and a trans-Pacific trade pact, a Reuters examination found
www.reuters.com/world/china/...
How China plans to dominate global trade long after Trump
China sees an opening to turn President Donald Trump's tariffs to its advantage by reshaping global trade in ways that would insulate its $19 trillion economy from U.S. pressure far into the future.
www.reuters.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:18 AM
14 MPs & peers have called on the energy minister to halt the subsidies for Britain’s biggest power plant while the financial watchdog investigates company’s claims about how it sources the millions of tonnes of wood pellets burned to generate electricity.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
MPs in call to halt Drax’s £2m-a-day subsidy over sustainability doubts
Exclusive: Cross-party group ‘deeply concerned’ power plant may have misled ministers and regulators over source of wood pellets
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Thus, the most likely outcome seems to be another bombing campaign similar to what we saw in 2025 with the goal to further damage Iran’s nuclear capabilities, its military infrastructure or maybe even extract the Ayatollah from the country.

www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
Oil prices rise amid fears of US strikes on Iran – business live
Both the US and Iran embark on military posturing amid a stand-off over Tehran’s nuclear programme
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:11 AM
The site is envisioned as military operating base for a future International Stabilization Force (ISF), planned as a multinational military force composed of pledged troops. The ISF is part of the newly created Board of Peace which is meant to govern Gaza.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show
Exclusive: approximately 350-acre compound planned as base for multinational force, according to records reviewed by the Guardian
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Rights advocates have raised free speech concerns under Trump’s admin, citing his crackdown on pro-Palestinian protests against Israel’s assault on Gaza, and his threats against liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda" #FreeSpeechMatters

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Environmental protest group says FBI is investigating it for terrorism
Extinction Rebellion says some members have been visited by agents claiming to be FBI amid Trump’s threats toward liberal groups
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Warmonger Prize goes to..

US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources say

www.cnn.com/2026/02/18/p...
US military prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, but Trump has yet to make a final call, sources say | CNN Politics
The US military is prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, though President Donald Trump has yet to make a final decision on whether he’ll authorize such actions, sources familiar with the m...
www.cnn.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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The way that Meta and YouTube designed their products — allegedly luring users into a nonstop loop of taps and scrolling — is at the heart of this month’s bellwether social media trial, which sets the stage for thousands of similar lawsuits.

Read more from @laurenfeiner.bsky.social: buff.ly/ndKT7WQ
February 18, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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If someone had told me ten years ago that in 2026, there could be evidence of the president raping and threatening to kill children, and he would *still* be allowed to stay in office, I would have politely asked them to put down the meth pipe.
February 18, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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The finger in the air and credible chatter building suggests that the US and Iran is teetering quite close to all out warfare.
February 19, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Ravid reported that US sources told him the talks in Geneva with Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, were a “nothing burger” and the Pentagon is preparing for a joint Israeli-US offensive that could last weeks.

And divert from Epstein et al

www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
White House says Trump wants diplomacy with Iran as US reportedly could be ready for military attack – live
‘Iran would be very wise to make a deal,’ says Karoline Leavitt on possibility of US strikes against Iran; CBS News reports strikes could begin as soon as Saturday
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Under the deal agreed last year, Britain would cede control over the British Indian Ocean Territory but lease the largest island, Diego Garcia, for 99 years to continue operating a joint US-UK military base there.

No Starmer u-trurn this time 🤞

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Trump tells Starmer handing Chagos Islands to Mauritius is a ‘big mistake’
US president had recently said the plan was the best deal Starmer could make
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:59 AM
“The combined evidence suggests that, as of 5 January 2025, 3-4% of the population of the Gaza Strip had been killed violently and there have been a substantial number of non-violent deaths caused indirectly by the conflict,”

No words, just genocide & we watched

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Gaza death toll in early part of war far higher than reported, says Lancet study
Research suggests more than 75,000 killed in the first 16 months of conflict, 25,000 more than announced at the time
www.theguardian.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:53 AM
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EISEN: I want to ask about the report that a 49% stake in World Liberty was sold to an Emirati royal after your dad was elected for access to AI chips

DON JR: We've been dealing w/ the conflict of interest stuff for years. Frankly, it's gotten old. They put us in this position. We just fought back.
February 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Joe Rogan is THIS close to getting it about the man who said this was all a hoax.
February 16, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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Read and share all over..he nails it
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Trump has ordered two executive branch departments to take actions that would increase the use of coal in the United States, despite fossil fuels becoming an obsolete form of energy production that is devastating to the health of the planet.
Trump Orders Defense, Energy Departments to Reinvest in Coal
One study showed that coal power plants led to nearly half a million U.S. deaths over a 20-year period.
truthout.org
February 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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The Epstein files - and the coverup - reveal all we need to know. NEW VIDEO. Share it if you feel it.

youtu.be/t5taEDHzTR0...
The Epstein Island
The Epstein files - and the coverup - reveal all we need to know.Call a friend. Start organizing. Get educated. Let’s put this primitive “predatory phase” of...
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
That fight is expected to be against the #GreenParty in Gorton, made up of diverse southeastern suburbs of the city of Manchester, and against Ref*rm in post-industrial town Denton, found in the Greater Manchester borough of Tameside.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Disdain for Labour unites Gorton and Denton ahead of crucial by-election
The fate of Keir Starmer’s premiership could be decided in Gorton and Denton this month, where Labour faces a struggle to cling on to a 13,000 majority. Dan Haygarth speaks to despondent constituents ...
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Putin’s troops are waging a months-long campaign to seize the strategic railway hub and capture the whole of the Donetsk region while peace talks stall.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Russian losses mount as Putin’s forces battle in key city
Kyiv says its military still holds on in northern part of Pokrovsk and is defending a smaller city nearby
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Lord Doyle had the Labour whip removed after he campaigned for former Labour councillor Sean Morton in May 2017. Morton admitted having indecent images of children in November 2017.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Starmer latest: PM faces new furore after paedophile-linked ex-comms chief suspended
Lord Matthew Doyle is the latest in a string of high-profile resignations from the party
www.independent.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM